Author: Alex Schadenberg

By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition The story of Eric Coulam, a 20-year-old living in Fort St John British Columbia, who has been approved for MAiD (euthanasia) even though he has an undiagnosed condition, is very upsetting. As reported by Jessica Mundie for the National Post: In 2013, shortly after Coulam lost his …

By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Dr. Catherine Ferrier who is a Montreal physician who specializes in gerontology, wrote an excellent article that was published in the Montreal Gazette titled: Advance Directives for assisted death a recipe for abuse. Ferrier begins her article by outlining the challenges faced for people with dementia: In …

By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition An Associated Press article by Barry Hatton that was published on June 9, 2022 explains that Portugal’s legislature is attempting its third time to legalize euthanasia in 18 months. On January 29, 2021 Portugal’s parliament passed its first euthanasia bill. On February 19, President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa did not to …

By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Jurgen Hecker wrote a film review of the Japanese dystopian euthanasia film “Plan 75” that was published by Japan Today on May 22. “Plan 75” reportedly shook audiences to the core at the Cannes film festival. “Plan 75” responds to the aging demographic of Japan with a …

By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Dr. Ramona Coehlo, a family physician in London Ontario and the Hon Graydon Nicholas, a member of the Wolastoqiyik Nation and a former Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick, wrote an insightful opinion article that was published in the Ottawa Citizen on May 11 on the issue of euthanasia …

By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition The Final Report of the Expert Panel on MAiD and Mental Illness was submitted to Canada’s Minister of Health, Jean-Yves Duclos and Justice Minister, David Lametti on May 6, 2022. Similar to previous “expert” reports the Expert Panel offers recommendations but few clear guidelines. Canada legalized euthanasia and …

By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Sabrina Maddeaux and Tristan Hopper have both written excellent articles challenging Canada’s euthanasia (MAiD) regime that were published in the National Post. Maddeaux focuses on the proposal to extend euthanasia to people with mental illness while Hopper examines the issue how MAiD is becoming an option for …

Euthanasia, in any form, opens a Pandora’s box of risk. By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Brian Bird, who is an assistant professor at the Peter A. Allard School of Law at the University of B.C. wrote a Special article that was published by the National Post on May 4, 2022. Bird explains …